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The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Childcare services for seniors

For a lifetime, one could move freely without the help of others. Suddenly, however, you need regular care, outside help, a barrier-free living situation and other support and facilitation. Here are some possibilities.

Age-appropriate apartments:
These apartments must meet special requirements, they must enable seniors to lead an everyday life without obstacles. These are, for example, stepless access to the home, wheelchair-accessible sanitary and kitchen facilities, ramps, stair lifts, slip-resistant floor coverings, grab bars in the bathroom and toilet.

Senior citizens' residences:
While senior-friendly apartments are also individual apartments, senior housing complexes are several rental or condominium apartments, often in conjunction with service offers, care options and care facilities.

Nursing homes for the elderly:
Old people's homes, non-profit or private-commercial, offer full care by in-house staff up to the most severe care. The numerical ratio of nurses and non-skilled workers is laid down in the Home Staff Ordinance.

There is no legal basis.

No documents are required.

There are no fees.

There are no deadlines to be observed.

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

The responsibility lies with the district and the independent city, as well as with the welfare associations.

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

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